Photonic Tools in Biology: Marker-free Imaging and Optical Manipulation

Photonic tools continue to have a major impact on biology.  This conference will present new marker-free imaging technologies that promise to move beyond the capabilities of fluorescence microscopy and highlight the possibilities of optical trapping for biological investigation.

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Carl Zeiss Ltd

Carl Zeiss has been providing superior quality optical products to its customers since 1846. The company was founded on the simple principle that through committed investment in research, Carl Zeiss can continue to manufacture and supply the best products in their class. The field of microscopy and imaging remains at the core of the Carl Zeiss business and its products still lead the way, uncovering evermore detail in a world where resolution is everything.

In 2010 Carl Zeiss will concentrate on Super-resolution microscopy, faster three dimensional imaging, and detection sensitivity beyond what was thought possible. For more information and an insight into how these developments could help your research, please visit the Carl Zeiss booth.

Elliot Scientific Limited

Elliot Scientific is the leading UK supplier of turnkey optical trapping systems to biochemistry and biophysics laboratories. We offer award-winning entry-level laser tweezers, kit versions for undergraduates and custom designs for special applications. Our equipment requires minimal setup, is affordable and easy to use and is installed worldwide.

Windsor Scientific

For 20 years Windsor Scientific has been providing sales and support for electrochemical, metrological and analytical equipment to both industry and academia. Our product range includes unique instruments for label-free imaging and quantitative analysis of biological samples. These include the EP3 Imaging Ellipsometer, a system for the measurement of thin film properties without the need for contrast agents at a sub-nm resolution, with a 1 micron lateral resolution allowing the analysis of bio-chips and microstructured materials. We will be exhibiting the DHM® T1000 Digital Holographic Microscope from Lyncee Tec, an instrument that provides full field, real-time, 3D optical topography of phase objects such as single cells for marker-free quantitive analysis.

JPK Instruments Limited

JPK Instruments develop cutting edge instruments for visualizing and probing biomaterials and their interactions, including single molecules, cells and medical devices. The NanoTracker^TM force sensing optical tweezers system visualizes and characterizes molecular and cellular interactions in real time in 3-dimensions in combination with optical and fluorescence microscopy.  The NanoWizard®II Atomic Force Microscope seamlessly integrates quantitative AFM imaging and spectroscopy with optical and confocal microscopies. Our CellHesion200® system measures cell/cell and cell/substrate interactions, quantifying adhesion and mechanical properties. Applications range from developmental biology to cancer research. The new Force Robot® automates force spectroscopy acquisition and analysis for high throughput studies of ligand-receptor interactions and molecular unfolding.

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Organisers

Dr Pietro Cicuta and
Dr Jochen Guck
Department of Physics
Cavendish Laboratory
University of Cambridge
JJ Thomson Avenue
Cambridge CB3 0HE
E-mails: pc245_AT_cam.ac.uk and
jg473_AT_cam.ac.uk

Conference Organiser

Dawn Stewart
Institute of Physics
76 Portland Place
London W1B 1NT
E-mail: dawn.stewart_AT_iop.org
Tel: +44 (0)20 7470 4910
Fax: +44 (0)20 7637 4266

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